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The SleepMonsters at Work
Susan McKenzie / 16.05.2005
Old bikes and old teammates: Let the hallucinations begin;“I was very tired on that bike leg,� says Francois Faloci. “At one point I just had to stop and lie down by the side of the road. I could not move for two minutes, and then I got up and felt better. But then, when I got on my bike, I started to change gears – only I ended up changing them the way I used to on my old bike. I just thought I was on my old bike.�
Tim Derrick of Team Montrail didn’t dream about a different bike, but he was hallucinating other teammates.
“Yeah, at one point I turned around and looked at Rebecca, only I was about to call her by another name. I absolutely thought I was with my regular team, instead of with Montrail.�
Teammates are a common hallucination for Derrick. “I usually dream that we’re racing and missing a teammate. But it’s like I’m not really there, I’m kind of removed, so it’s me that is missing.�
The top four teams arrived at the end of the mountain bike section in the early evening hours, first (Cross Sportswear) and fourth (Montrail) separated by a scant three and half hours. But none of them were in any hurry to get away from TA5. That’s because the race organization has deemed this a mandatory medical check stop, and all teams must stop here at the Saxnasgarden Hotel and Spa for five hours. See All Event Posts
